Why is the Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State football rivalry called the Egg Bowl? Here's what to know ahead of Friday's rivalry clash.

The Egg Bowl between No. 7 Ole Miss and Mississippi State devolved into chaos Friday when benches cleared during an on-field fracas.

After Friday's Egg Bowl win, the Ole Miss Rebels will be in the College Football Playoff. Will Lane Kiffin coach them in it?

As Ole Miss attempts to do that, though, the team received some troubling news. In a conversation with SEC Network on Friday morning, Kiffin revealed two Mississippi State fans broke into the team's locker room and stole the jersey of star quarterback Trinidad Chambliss.

Sidelines cleared during a brief melee in the second quarter of Friday's Egg Bowl between No. 7 Ole Miss and rival Mississippi State. Multiple players were whistled for offsetting unsportsmanlike conduct penalties after the Rebels and Bulldogs had to be separated following a sack and strip of Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss.

In what could be Lane Kiffin’s final Egg Bowl at the helm of the Ole Miss football program, it was the number seven-ranked Rebels that retained the Golden Egg to clinch a berth to the College Football Playoff.

And why is the rivalry called the Egg Bowl? Per Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter, Kiffin's future will be decided after Friday's annual Magnolia State showdown. While uncertainty hovers over this year's Egg Bowl,

The Clarion Ledger solidified the rivalry's name as the Egg Bowl in 1978 as Ole Miss and Mississippi State faced off in the regular-season finale with both teams out of bowl contention. The Rebels won that one 27-7 and own the all-time series 66-49-6.